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Essay: A Teacher’s Words of Inspiration Go a Long Way
Editor’s Notes By Marivir R. Montebon (I carved out this portion of my 2019 MA essay on Logotherapy and Viktor Frankl, in honor of my high school teacher, Mrs. Ramona ‘Monette’ Alino, who recently celebrated her birthday. Thank you, Madame, for the inspiration you may have never known.) New York – Ever since I […]
Artist Maria Murga: Retracing Her Roots Thru Arts
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – After a successful launch of her exhibit Liwanag (light) at the Philippine Center, London-based Filipino-Spanish artist Maria Mari Murga shares her artistic jourmey to her Philippine roots. The September 24, 2019 Liwanag opening night was attended by Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr., Philippine Ambassador to the […]
Photo Gallery: The 2019 US Open on a Sizzling Summer
Photos by Carla L. Mayol New York – It’s summer, the time of the year here where locals, tourists, and sports buffs gather to watch the US Open – like an annual sports pilgrimage of sorts in Queens. OSM! Contributing photographer Carla Mayol shares snippets of the vigorous public – friends, lovers, and family […]
Mosaic Artist Pando Manipon Turns a Fallen Leaf into Artistic Perfection
By Marivir R. Montebon “Perfection is no small thing, but it is made up of small things.” – Michelangelo New York – Artist Fernando “Pando” Manipon, in 2009, locked himself in seclusion in his Malate condominium months after the super typhoon Ondoy devastated much of Manila with its high waters and merciless winds. His friends […]
Felix Starro: First Filipino Musical Off Broadway in August
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Here comes Felix Starro, the first Filipino musical off-Broadway. At last, a narrative on Filipino diaspora revolving on faith, family, mystery, and immigration, will be on Theater Row starting August 23 (previews and critics nights) and on September 3 for the public to watch. From Jessica Hagedorn’s […]
Cherokee Leader Roz Dotson: A Life of Integrity and Generosity
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – New Yorkers bade farewell to a well-respected First Nations Cherokee leader and artist this summer, Roslyn Eulalie Dotson, or Roz to family and friends. “A woman of integrity, an advocate and an activist” was inscribed in Roz’s memorial pamphlet. She stood and spoke for human rights on […]
Comm. del Castillo: Committed to Diversify Voices of Women, Minority in NYC Media, Entertainment
By Marivir R. Montebon New York – Since her appointment as NYC commissioner for media and entertainment in April 2019, Filipino American Anne del Castillo has her hands full in providing minority women the opportunity to share their voices through media and the arts in the Big Apple’s world stage. This aside from the […]
Essay: Finding Meaning in My Daughter’s Healing Journey
Editor’s Notes By Marivir R. Montebon (This is an excerpt of the 45-page essay I wrote for my MA Independent Study on Viktor Frankl at the Unification Theology Seminary for the Spring 2019 semester. This is the last chapter of that essay, about Leani Alnica Auxilio, who is digital editor of OSM! Online magazine.) […]
Filipino Women Leaders Account for More Than Half of Growing FilAm Groups
Women Lead: 57 percent of Filipino women leaders hold top post of community organizations By Marivir R. Montebon New York – The past five years saw the vigorous growth of Filipino American organizations in the east coast with more women taking on top leadership posts. The recently launched Filipino American Community 2019 Directory listed […]
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